Latest OI changes Previous session: 2026-10-13 Biggest options open interest changes OI settled 2026-10-14 vs 2026-10-13
Computed from the Oct 14 settlement.
Open interest change, not trades; it does not say which side opened or closed.
Source: SquawkFlow's own nightly archive of Cboe settled open interest. Updates once per session. Figures are contracts, not dollars: the archive holds no option prices.
210 of 214 archived US symbols compared. The other 4 lacked a consecutive settlement pair in the archive for these two sessions. 4 of those compared reported an identical book in both sessions.
Across the compared symbols, 110,809 contracts changed open interest: +9,322,655 added, -2,821,385 removed, net +6,501,270 contracts.
Largest open interest increases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-11-30 85 call 2,670 173,239 +170,569 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 37 put 119,100 194,637 +75,537 max pain EWZ 2026-10-23 41.5 put 1,262 52,996 +51,734 max pain XLU 2026-10-30 41 call 51,281 92,079 +40,798 IWM 2026-11-20 258 put 671 39,398 +38,727 max pain ET 2026-11-20 21 call 2,369 38,941 +36,572 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 48 call 41,468 77,074 +35,606 max pain C 2026-11-20 110 put 9,210 43,318 +34,108 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 260 put 34,427 67,300 +32,873 max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 710 put 3,608 34,702 +31,094 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 80 call 59,831 87,108 +27,277 max pain PFE 2026-12-18 27 put 13,576 40,115 +26,539 max pain TLT 2027-03-19 78 put 13,573 39,861 +26,288 max pain NVDA 2026-12-18 210 put 52,347 78,059 +25,712 max pain NVDA 2026-12-18 170 put 39,457 64,986 +25,529 max pain XLU 2026-10-30 42 call 4,533 28,901 +24,368 EWZ 2026-10-30 38 put 2,136 25,946 +23,810 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 772 call 1,501 23,849 +22,348 max pain INTC 2026-10-30 115 call 4,177 26,427 +22,250 max pain IWM 2026-11-06 267 put 336 21,513 +21,177 max pain
Largest open interest decreases (contracts) Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change GLD 2026-12-18 450 call 137,309 84,064 -53,245 max pain GLD 2026-12-18 485 call 113,448 65,973 -47,475 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 285 put 50,294 6,454 -43,840 max pain TLT 2028-01-21 100 call 238,599 208,036 -30,563 max pain TLT 2027-01-15 77 put 74,327 46,590 -27,737 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 54 call 54,415 31,514 -22,901 max pain BAC 2026-11-20 50 put 50,295 27,630 -22,665 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 123,203 101,850 -21,353 max pain GLD 2026-10-16 400 put 33,097 13,152 -19,945 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 235 call 84,763 65,900 -18,863 max pain EWZ 2027-01-15 47 call 41,849 24,537 -17,312 max pain DASH 2026-11-20 170 call 16,741 84 -16,657 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 263 put 59,789 43,730 -16,059 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 284 put 15,047 70 -14,977 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 300 put 14,888 87 -14,801 max pain IWM 2026-10-23 277 put 26,686 12,354 -14,332 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 64,636 50,584 -14,052 max pain XLF 2026-10-23 53 put 34,357 20,375 -13,982 max pain MDT 2026-12-18 82.5 put 14,332 831 -13,501 max pain XLF 2026-11-20 57 put 24,461 11,463 -12,998 max pain
Index ETFs vs single stocks Index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA): increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-11-20 258 put 671 39,398 +38,727 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 260 put 34,427 67,300 +32,873 max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 710 put 3,608 34,702 +31,094 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 772 call 1,501 23,849 +22,348 max pain IWM 2026-11-06 267 put 336 21,513 +21,177 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 736 put 73 20,377 +20,304 max pain SPY 2026-10-15 738 put 37,914 55,842 +17,928 max pain IWM 2026-12-18 245 put 56,065 73,207 +17,142 max pain QQQ 2026-10-15 570 put 479 16,641 +16,162 max pain SPY 2026-12-31 700 put 8,604 23,363 +14,759 max pain
Index ETFs: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change IWM 2026-10-16 285 put 50,294 6,454 -43,840 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 263 put 59,789 43,730 -16,059 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 284 put 15,047 70 -14,977 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 300 put 14,888 87 -14,801 max pain IWM 2026-10-23 277 put 26,686 12,354 -14,332 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 280 put 64,636 50,584 -14,052 max pain SPY 2026-10-23 755 put 20,496 9,473 -11,023 max pain IWM 2026-10-30 271 put 46,074 36,636 -9,438 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 271 put 55,280 45,946 -9,334 max pain IWM 2026-10-16 283 put 12,453 3,980 -8,473 max pain
Single stocks: increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change ET 2026-11-20 21 call 2,369 38,941 +36,572 max pain C 2026-11-20 110 put 9,210 43,318 +34,108 max pain PFE 2026-12-18 27 put 13,576 40,115 +26,539 max pain NVDA 2026-12-18 210 put 52,347 78,059 +25,712 max pain NVDA 2026-12-18 170 put 39,457 64,986 +25,529 max pain INTC 2026-10-30 115 call 4,177 26,427 +22,250 max pain DASH 2026-12-18 175 call 133 16,853 +16,720 max pain SOFI 2026-10-16 14.5 call 1,167 16,715 +15,548 max pain RBLX 2026-11-20 65 call 2,326 17,726 +15,400 max pain ORCL 2026-10-30 140 call 1,118 15,975 +14,857 max pain
Single stocks: decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change BAC 2026-11-20 50 put 50,295 27,630 -22,665 max pain AAPL 2026-10-16 340 call 123,203 101,850 -21,353 max pain NVDA 2026-10-16 235 call 84,763 65,900 -18,863 max pain DASH 2026-11-20 170 call 16,741 84 -16,657 max pain MDT 2026-12-18 82.5 put 14,332 831 -13,501 max pain ORCL 2026-10-30 150 call 16,801 5,918 -10,883 max pain C 2026-10-16 120 put 29,494 19,269 -10,225 max pain MSTR 2026-10-16 165 call 46,206 36,027 -10,179 max pain MDT 2026-10-16 130 put 35,090 25,090 -10,000 max pain BAC 2026-10-16 55 put 16,943 8,006 -8,937 max pain
Calls vs puts Type Added Removed Net Calls +4,486,976 -1,387,649 +3,099,327 Puts +4,835,679 -1,433,736 +3,401,943
Top call increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change TLT 2026-11-30 85 call 2,670 173,239 +170,569 max pain XLU 2026-10-30 41 call 51,281 92,079 +40,798 ET 2026-11-20 21 call 2,369 38,941 +36,572 max pain EWZ 2026-11-20 48 call 41,468 77,074 +35,606 max pain TLT 2026-11-20 80 call 59,831 87,108 +27,277 max pain
Top put increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change EWZ 2026-11-20 37 put 119,100 194,637 +75,537 max pain EWZ 2026-10-23 41.5 put 1,262 52,996 +51,734 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 258 put 671 39,398 +38,727 max pain C 2026-11-20 110 put 9,210 43,318 +34,108 max pain IWM 2026-11-20 260 put 34,427 67,300 +32,873 max pain
Biggest percent changes Percent changes only for contracts with at least 1,000 prior open interest.
Increases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % TLT 2026-11-30 85 call 2,670 173,239 +170,569 +6,388.4% max pain EWZ 2026-10-23 41.5 put 1,262 52,996 +51,734 +4,099.4% max pain ET 2026-11-20 21 call 2,369 38,941 +36,572 +1,543.8% max pain SPY 2026-10-15 772 call 1,501 23,849 +22,348 +1,488.9% max pain SOFI 2026-10-16 14.5 call 1,167 16,715 +15,548 +1,332.3% max pain ORCL 2026-10-30 140 call 1,118 15,975 +14,857 +1,328.9% max pain EWZ 2026-10-30 38 put 2,136 25,946 +23,810 +1,114.7% max pain SPY 2026-10-23 748 put 1,157 13,805 +12,648 +1,093.2% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 742 put 1,212 13,258 +12,046 +993.9% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 565 put 1,036 11,061 +10,025 +967.7% max pain MDT 2026-12-18 90 put 1,088 11,096 +10,008 +919.9% max pain SPY 2026-10-15 776 call 1,399 13,654 +12,255 +876% max pain QQQ 2026-10-23 710 put 3,608 34,702 +31,094 +861.8% max pain XLF 2028-12-15 56 call 2,125 20,125 +18,000 +847.1% max pain QQQ 2026-10-15 715 put 1,004 9,134 +8,130 +809.8% max pain SPY 2026-10-30 530 put 1,055 9,590 +8,535 +809% max pain SPX 2026-10-15 7,575 put 2,068 18,397 +16,329 +789.6% max pain INTC 2027-02-19 135 call 1,414 11,364 +9,950 +703.7% max pain SPY 2026-10-15 775 call 1,845 14,320 +12,475 +676.2% max pain RBLX 2026-11-20 65 call 2,326 17,726 +15,400 +662.1% max pain
Decreases Symbol Expiry Strike Type Prior OI Current OI Change Change % SPY 2026-10-15 783 put 1,208 0 -1,208 -100% max pain TTWO 2026-10-16 230 put 2,832 2 -2,830 -99.9% max pain SMR 2028-01-21 30 put 1,123 1 -1,122 -99.9% max pain ABBV 2026-10-16 267.5 call 1,960 4 -1,956 -99.8% max pain IWM 2027-01-15 310 put 1,087 2 -1,085 -99.8% max pain HOOD 2026-10-16 126 put 1,548 5 -1,543 -99.7% max pain ABBV 2026-10-23 260 call 1,007 3 -1,004 -99.7% max pain DASH 2026-11-20 170 call 16,741 84 -16,657 -99.5% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 284 put 15,047 70 -14,977 -99.5% max pain IWM 2026-11-20 300 put 14,888 87 -14,801 -99.4% max pain IWM 2026-10-16 286 put 7,174 43 -7,131 -99.4% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 759 put 1,728 18 -1,710 -99% max pain EEM 2026-10-16 68.5 put 5,980 103 -5,877 -98.3% max pain QQQ 2026-10-16 754 put 1,586 48 -1,538 -97% max pain ARM 2026-10-16 290 put 1,267 44 -1,223 -96.5% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 783 put 1,291 59 -1,232 -95.4% max pain EEM 2026-10-16 68 put 11,040 526 -10,514 -95.2% max pain INTC 2026-10-16 120 put 6,025 317 -5,708 -94.7% max pain SPY 2026-10-16 785 put 8,008 429 -7,579 -94.6% max pain MDT 2026-12-18 82.5 put 14,332 831 -13,501 -94.2% max pain
Top strikes, summed across expirations Symbol Strike Type Change Expirations summed TLT 85 call +172,459 28 EWZ 37 put +88,584 11 TLT 80 call +59,594 29 IWM 260 put +58,165 25 GLD 450 call -57,299 18 EWZ 41.5 put +52,443 5 QQQ 710 put +48,214 27 EWZ 38 put +47,495 12 GLD 485 call -47,431 5 IWM 285 put -42,613 25 EWZ 48 call +42,568 10 IWM 258 put +39,581 9 IWM 267 put +37,295 16 QQQ 740 call +37,158 29 ET 21 call +36,799 11 XLU 41 call +36,573 9 NVDA 210 put +35,910 24 SPY 780 call +35,880 31 C 110 put +35,765 13 ORCL 140 call +34,461 20
Symbols by net change Largest net increases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts SPY Index ETF +1,138,355 +447,984 +690,371 SPX Index +796,009 +250,271 +545,738 QQQ Index ETF +745,650 +322,090 +423,560 NVDA Stock +358,219 +94,105 +264,114 EWZ ETF +319,186 +30,691 +288,495 TLT ETF +301,493 +279,093 +22,400 IWM Index ETF +257,498 +153,737 +103,761 ORCL Stock +213,609 +115,621 +97,988 SOFI Stock +148,596 +113,299 +35,297 NBIS Stock +142,915 +83,136 +59,779
Largest net decreases Symbol Kind Net change Calls Puts GLD ETF -74,971 -74,803 -168 EEM ETF -14,338 +4,333 -18,671 MDT Stock -9,990 +978 -10,968 ABBV Stock -7,858 -10,649 +2,791 OKTA Stock -1,835 -1,589 -246 ABT Stock -1,477 -2,055 +578 MMM Stock -1,206 -2,527 +1,321 ADBE Stock -862 -280 -582 ROKU Stock -509 -494 -15 XLRE ETF -432 -325 -107
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